From the GNU Project to the Free Software Foundation: A Journey of Collaboration and Community
The GNU Project was founded in 1983 by Richard Stallman, a computer scientist and software developer, with the goal of developing a free operating system that could be used by anyone, for any purpose.
The GNU Project is named after the term "GNU's Not Unix," which reflects its goal of creating a free alternative to the proprietary Unix operating system.
To achieve this goal, the GNU Project developed a wide range of software tools and utilities, including a compiler, a debugger, a text editor, and a version control system.
In 1985, Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a nonprofit organization to support the development and promotion of free software.
The FSF is dedicated to protecting the freedom of computer users, and it advocates for the use of FOSS as a way to promote collaboration, innovation, and access to knowledge.
The FSF is best known for its work on the GNU General Public License (GPL), which is a widely-used free software license that grants users the freedom to use, modify, and distribute software.
The GPL is designed to protect the rights of users and ensure that software remains free and open-source, and it has been adopted by a wide range of FOSS projects, including the Linux kernel and the GNU Project's own software tools.
Reference Books
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